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Ryan Duffy

Ryan Duffy is an intern with CyberScoop. He is studying foreign policy, cybersecurity, and intelligence at the University of Texas at Austin’s LBJ School of Public Affairs.

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Kim Il-Sung Square, Pyongyang North Korea

Diplomacy won’t stop North Korean hacking, South Korean officials say

Government

Sen. Mark Warner at FedTalks in June 2013. (FedScoop)

Senator hopes to draw red line discouraging election cyberattacks

Government

election security grants — A polling place in Louisville, Kentucky, for the Democratic presidential primary in May 2016. (EX22218 – ON/OFF / Flickr)

Democrats and Republicans split over using hacked material in campaigns

Government

NDAA pushes U.S. Cyber Command to be more aggressive

Government

Photo via White House — North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un meets with US Secretary of State Mike Pomep

Chinese, Russian hacking groups spy on South Korea amid U.S.-North Korea peace talks

Geopolitics

Douglas Fears — apt. Doug Fears, commanding officer of Coast Guard Cutter Hamilton, addresses the crew and audience at the commissioning ceremony. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Stephen Lehmann.

Bolton reshuffle continues: Trump selects Coast Guard official as new homeland security adviser

Government

Senators urge John Bolton to reinstate NSC cyber position

Government

U.S. cyber command — Cyber-warfare specialists serving with the 175th Cyberspace Operations Group of the Maryland Air National Guard engage in weekend training at Warfield Air National Guard Base, Middle River, Md., Jun. 3, 2017. The military and intelligence community are fighting over the future of government-backed hacking. (U.S. Air Force photo by J.M. Eddins Jr.)

The U.S. military combined cyber and kinetic operations to hunt down ISIS last year, general says

Government

Encryption advocates rip FBI over inflated encrypted device statistics

Government